Don’t try this at home

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Keys stuck inside your home? Instead of rappelling from the roof, just try a locksmith instead.

A West Oakland man decided to do it the hard way early today and fell four stories, seriously injuring himself as a result of his predawn plunge.

The man, whose name wasn’t released, fell from the roof of an apartment building at 715 Peralta Ave. about 2 a.m., said Officer Jeff Thomason, Oakland police spokesman.

He had accidentally locked himself out and decided to rappel from the roof of the building with an extension cord, Thomason said. Instead of landing near a back window, he fell four stories after the cord apparently snapped.

The man was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland. His condition was not known.